Airports that are at higher altitudes require a longer airstrip due to lower air density.
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According to scientists, the color of the cup that we're drinking from can alter our perception of the actual taste of the drink.
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Oak trees produce 2,200 acorns in a season, but each acorn only has a 1 in 10,000 chance of becoming an oak tree.
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If you are locked in a completely sealed room, you will die of carbon dioxide poisoning first before you will die of oxygen deprivation.
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Billions of neutrinos pass unnoticed through your body every second.
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The left ear is more responsive to words of love and emotion whispered into it than the right.
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The Manchineel Tree is so poisonous, rainwater dripping off it’s leaves will burn your skin.
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Because heat expands the metal, the Eiffel Tower always leans away from the sun.
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